Responding to the invitation made by Royal Customs and Excise Department of Brunei Darussalam, Mr. Yoshihiro Kosaka, Head of the Asia Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P) as well as a WCO accredited expert on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC), visited Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam and conducted the WCO National Workshop on RKC on 13-16 January 2014. It was attended by a total of 29 mid level customs officers of Brunei Customs.
In light of the Regional Strategic Plan 2012-2014, ROCB A/P has been making every effort to accelerating the members’ accession to the RKC in the Asia Pacific region. In April 2013, the WCO Sub-regional workshop on the RKC for South East Asian Countries, under the sponsorship of CCF Japan, was held in Malaysia to which Brunei Customs was participated in. As one of the follow up activities, upon invitation by the Brunei Customs, this national workshop was held to provide the targeted and country-focused technical support to Brunei Customs based on the initially identified gap between the RKC provisions and national legislation of Brunei Darussalam during the sub-regional workshop.
The outcome of this workshop is tangible, which has enabled Brunei Darussalam to have a clear understanding on RKC, particularly on its benefits and accession process. With the session of gap analysis and strategic planning, they now have a clear roadmap to accede to RKC in the near future. ROCB A/P agreed to render the continuous support to Brunei customs to achieve that goal.